Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ce weekend? Canada Day Edition

Oh Canada! Celebrating Canada Day in our nation’s capital is always an epic experience and the events taking place on Parliament Hill are only some of the many activities happening around town this weekend.

This year, catch Metric, Cœur de Pirate, Coleman Hell and Shawn Hook (to name just a few) in performances on Parliament Hill and at Major’s Hill Park. The Snowbirds and CF-18s will be doing a fly by at the noon show and fireworks will launch at 10pm. Get all the details and full schedule of events online.

Did you happen to catch dinos doing yoga? Or riding a tour bus? The Museum of Nature let some dinosaurs loose leading up to their new exhibit and you can go hang out with them Thursday night at this season’s final Nature Nocturne.

A photo posted by Canadian Museum of Nature (@museumofnature) on Jun 21, 2016 at 11:27am PDT

Like beer? Love Canada? Then Dominion City’s Dominion Day Party is the place for you this Canada Day! Being held again this year at the Arts Court, the party features Dominion City’s newest beers, live music, local food and the Dominion Games – don’t miss peach basketball or the maple syrup challenge!

A photo posted by Dominion City Brewing Co. (@dominioncity) on Jun 17, 2016 at 7:30am PDT

This weekend marks the start of Bear & Company’s Macbeth, taking place in a park near you. Featuring songs and swords, skullduggery, sorcery and fire witches, this is a great chance to enjoy some theatre and some fresh air. Check their schedule online – they’re performing all over Ottawa and Gatineau between July 2 and 30.

This is the last weekend of the Ottawa Jazz Festival and the perfect time to catch a show. The National Arts Centre Orchestra will be performing a free show in Confederation Park on Canada Day. Can’t decide who to see? Check our guide here!

Have a great long weekend! We love to see what you get up to so tag your photos with our #apt613wknd hashtag. Plus there’s a chance you’ll be featured on our Instagram feed! And for more of what’s going on, take a look at our event calendar.